.@Steve_BienAime for #IsThisRacist urges "inclusivity," not "PC" — latter = not wanting to be in trouble, former = being welcoming #ACES2017
.@Steve_BienAime notes calling ppl "illegal" doesn't foster civic debate, is racialized and often derogatory #IsThisRacist #ACES2017
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And he says as communicators, it's our job to promote debate — without creating a bias off the bat with "illegal."
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He adds stylebooks are guides, not gods. Language evolves — common isn't always right. Good judgment > stylebooks.
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@Steve_BienAime: Language can help spur changes in society just as society can change language. Words matter.#IsItRacist#ACES2017 -
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@karenyin: It's important for editors to look at copy with fresh eyes, and that includes looking for hidden bias.#IsItRacist#ACES2017pic.twitter.com/bOQIgTqBvY
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@karenyin: observe your first reaction, and ask why it led you there.#IsItRacist#ACES2017 -
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@karenyin: Unless it's impossible, use accent marks — get the name/word right! The marks are there for a reason.#IsItRacist#ACES2017 -
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@karenyin: Judgy words often racially coded — black person = rioter, but white person = protester? Strips objectivity#IsItRacist#ACES2017 -
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@karenyin Biased framing also includes photos. Why are you using a mug shot for a black person but not white?#IsItRacist#ACES2017 -
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@karenyin on how media coverage can warp reality by ignoring marginalized folk.#IsItRacist#ACES2017pic.twitter.com/VtMJkuodhk
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@RichardJKenney: "verbal redlining" uses coded words to split up cities & neighborhoods on economic, racial lines.#IsItRacist#ACES2017 -
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@RichardJKenney: Incendiary language taps into coded words, stereotypes — imports, subservient, etc. Why use it?#IsItRacist#ACES2017 -
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@RichardJKenney brings up primitive, animalistic, criminal descriptors of black ppl. Think of how it'll be inferred.#IsItRacist#ACES2017 -
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@RichardJKenney Use language you know. Do your homework. Ppl often say "I didn't know it was offensive."#IsItRacist#ACES2017 -
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@hfuhrmann's suggestions of Qs to think about when considering running hateful terms#IsItRacist#ACES2017pic.twitter.com/ILtdtV0fLR
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An example: Do you run racial slurs from graffiti vandalism — told to you by the victim — to illustrate a point?
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@karenyin notes using stereotypes/terms can be good when you're subverting, showing how they can be destructive#IsItRacist#ACES2017 -
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@Steve_BienAime: When you're crafting style, who're you consulting? PoC, women, ppl w/ disabilities? Include many ppl#IsItRacist#ACES2017
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